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Journal of Policy History Template

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About the Journal of Policy History format

Journal of Policy History is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal case studies and regulations, American Constitutional Law and Politics.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Policy History 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Journal of Policy History has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies Legal case studies and regulations American Constitutional Law and Politics American History and Culture Human auditory perception and evaluation
ISSN0898-0306
Citation impact (2-yr)0.38
h-index35
i10-index190
Total citations6,412
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Virginia
Journal websitewww.cambridge.org
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Journal of Policy History per year

39
2014
40
2015
39
2016
41
2017
36
2018
24
2019
28
2020
26
2021
36
2022
28
2023
15
2024
21
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Policy History by publication year

277
2014
177
2015
109
2016
65
2017
210
2018
23
2019
40
2020
21
2021
77
2022
48
2023
12
2024
6
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Policy History

The Study of Policy Development

Paul Pierson · 1 Jan 2005

What do we mean by the term “policy history”? In conventional usage, “history” refers to one of two kinds of investigation: the study of something that happened at some point in the past, or the study of how something came to be what it is. It is this second usage—the idea of policy history as…

World Population Growth, Family Planning, and American Foreign Policy

John Sharpless · 1 Jan 1995

The U.S. government position on world population growth as it emerged in the early 1960s was a fundamental departure in both content and commitment. We embraced the idea that one of the goals of American foreign policy should be the simultaneous reduction of both mortality and fertility across the Third World. It was not simply…

Politics as Victimhood, Victimhood as Politics

Robert B. Horwitz · 21 Jun 2018

Abstract: The victim has become among the most important identity positions in American politics. Victimhood is now a pivotal means by which individuals and groups see themselves and constitute themselves as political actors. Indeed, victimhood seems to have become a status that must be established before political claims can be advanced. Victimhood embodies the assertion…

Journal of Policy History template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Policy History format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Journal of Policy History template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Journal of Policy History use?
Journal of Policy History uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Policy History 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Journal of Policy History?
No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready Journal of Policy History document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Journal of Policy History template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Journal of Policy History format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Journal of Policy History?
Journal of Policy History is a multidisciplinary journal published by Cambridge University Press. DocuGuru's Journal of Policy History template matches Cambridge University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Journal of Policy History PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Journal of Policy History template (the null class) that is ready to submit to Cambridge University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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